# Remove a Suffix from Words Quickly remove any suffix from the end of all words in text > Canonical page: https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/text-remove-suffix-words - **Category:** Text Processing - **Keywords:** text, suffix, remove, words, strip, end, word-level ## Overview This utility allows you to efficiently strip specific suffixes from the end of every word in your text, helping you clean datasets, normalize variable names, or standardize lists in seconds. ## Inputs - **Text Input** (textarea): Enter text to process... - **Remove Type** (select): Select type of suffix to remove - **Custom Suffix** (text): Enter custom suffix to remove... - **Case Sensitive** (checkbox): Match suffix with exact case - **Remove Multiple Occurrences** (checkbox): Remove suffix if it appears multiple times ## When to use - Cleaning raw data exports that contain repetitive suffixes like '_id', '_raw', or '_v1'. - Standardizing lists of words by removing common grammatical endings such as '-ing' or '-ed'. - Preparing text for programming or database imports by stripping unwanted numeric or alphabetic tags. ## How it works - Paste your text into the input area. - Select the type of suffix you wish to remove from the dropdown menu. - Configure optional settings like case sensitivity or custom suffix definitions. - Click the process button to instantly generate your cleaned text. ## Use cases - Cleaning database column names by removing '_temp' or '_backup' suffixes. - Normalizing word lists for linguistic analysis by stripping tense markers. - Formatting file name lists by removing version numbers or extension-like tags. ## Frequently asked questions ### Can I remove custom suffixes? Yes, select 'Custom Suffix' from the Remove Type menu and enter your specific string in the Custom Suffix field. ### Is the tool case-sensitive? Yes, you can enable the 'Case Sensitive' checkbox to ensure only suffixes matching your exact casing are removed. ### Does it handle multiple occurrences of a suffix? Yes, enable the 'Remove Multiple Occurrences' option to strip the suffix even if it appears repeatedly at the end of a word. ### What types of suffixes are supported by default? The tool supports common grammatical suffixes, numeric suffixes, short alphabetic suffixes, and all non-alphanumeric endings. ### Will this affect the middle of the words? No, the tool is designed to only target characters located at the very end of each word. ## Related tools - [Empty Line Remover](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/empty-line-remover): Remove all empty lines from text (lines with no content) - [Non-Alphanumeric Cleaner](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/non-alphanumeric-cleaner): Remove all non-alphanumeric special characters from text with flexible preservation options - [Prefix Remover](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/prefix-remover): Remove common prefixes from each line with intelligent detection and customizable options - [Suffix Remover](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/suffix-remover): Remove common suffixes from each line with intelligent detection and customizable options - [Remove All Duplicate Lines](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/text-duplicate-lines-remover): Quickly delete all repeated lines from text - [Text Duplicates Remover](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/text-duplicates-remover): Remove duplicate lines, words, or characters from text - [Remove All Empty Lines](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/text-empty-lines-remover): Quickly delete all blank lines from text - [Remove Random Letters from Words](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/text-random-letter-remover): Quickly delete random letters from words in text ## Samples - [Duplicate Line Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/text-duplicate-line-samples): Sample files with various types of duplicate lines for testing duplicate removal tools - [Special Characters Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/text-special-characters-samples): Sample text files with various special characters, punctuation, and symbols for testing non-alphanumeric character removal - [Android File Operations Java Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/android-file-operations-java): Android Java file operations examples including text file read/write, file copy/move, directory traversal, and file validation - [Android File Operations Kotlin Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/android-file-operations-kotlin): Android Kotlin file operations examples including text file read/write, file copy/move, directory traversal, and file validation ## Related content - [Text Prefix, Suffix, and Symbol Wrapping for Line and Word Batches](https://elysiatools.com/en/hubs/text-prefix-suffix-and-symbol-wrapping): Add prefixes and suffixes to text lines or words, wrap every value in quotes or backticks for SQL, config, and Markdown, and strip inherited numbering, bullets, and decoration from pasted lists.